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CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M will look to rebound from a midweek Lone Star Conference loss as they host Cameron and Midwestern State in LSC action this weekend at the WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" in Canyon, Texas. WT will face off with Cameron on Friday night at 6 p.m. followed by a Highway 287 Challenge Cup matchup with Midwestern State on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.
 
- SCOUTING THE FIELD
CAMERON
Cameron is led by third year head coach Qi Wang with a pair of LSC Tournament appearances with the Aggies in his first two seasons. Wang is in the top-50 nationally in active coaching victories and in winning percentage; he also reached the NCAA Division II National Championship Game in 2002 and 2004.
 
The Aggies enter the weekend with an overall record of 2-18 including 0-11 in LSC play following a five set loss to Texas Woman's on Tuesday night in Lawton.
 
The Aggies are led by Jenna Gillean with a team-high 270 kills (3.51/set) on 761 swings with 82 attack errors to hit .247 so far this season. Haleigh McClain-Ward guides the CU offense with 330 assists (5.50/set) while Kylee Quillin leads the way defensively with 253 digs (3.61/set).
 
The Lady Buffs lead the all-time series against Cameron, 47-3 with the Lady Buffs taking the first meeting between the two teams on Sept. 16 in Lawton in five sets. Cameron is 0-23 all-time in Canyon.
 
MIDWESTERN STATE
The Mustangs are led by second year head coach Natatlie Rawson, she came to MSU in 2015 following a two-year stint as the head coach at Newman where she led the Jets to their first Heartland Conference Tournament appearance in five seasons.
 
The Mustangs enter the weekend with an overall record of 10-12 with a 4-7 mark in LSC play following a five set win over Texas A&M-Commerce in Wichita Falls on Tuesday night.
 
MSU is led offensively by Aerielle Edwards with 227 kills (3.55/set) on 570 swings with 90 attack errors to hit .240 on the season, Kristan Aduddell paces the Mustang offense with a team-high 644 assists (10.06/set). Meghan Bettis leads the MSU defense with 190 digs (2.44/set) so far this season.
 
The Lady Buffs have dominated the all-time series with the Mustangs, 33-0 as WT topped the Mustangs in four sets back on Sept. 17 in Wichita Falls. MSU is 0-14 all-time in Canyon.
 
- A LOOK BACK
ENMU RECAP
WT hit just .198 as a team as they suffered their first straight set loss to the rival Greyhounds of Easter New Mexico (20-25, 24-26, 24-26) in 12 years in front of over 500 fans at Greyhound Arena.
 
The Lady Buffs were led offensively by Elisa Bentsen with 11 kills on 21 swings with just two attack errors to hit .429 on the night to go along with four blocks followed by Selena Batiste and Crystal Thomas with six kills each, Batiste paced the WT offense with 20 assists followed by Kyli Schulz with 11 while Lauren Britten led the Lady Buffs with 16 digs on the night. The Lady Buffs tallied 33 kills on 106 swings with 12 attack errors to hit .198 on the night with 32 assists, 42 digs and 11.0 total blocks.
 
HIGHWAY 287 CHALLENGE
Midwestern State and West Texas A&M are proud to announce the continuation of the Highway 287 Challenge Cup during the 2016-17 school year. US Highway 287 connects the communities of Wichita Falls and Amarillo/Canyon. WT won the first two Highway 287 Challenge Cups before MSU claimed their first cup last season. The Challenge, which originated at the request of both student bodies in 2012, tracks head-to-head match-ups and conference championship results in 10 sports between MSU and WT. West Texas A&M currently leads the competition, 2-1 with wins in volleyball and women's soccer. This weekend will see matchups in volleyball, football and the LSC Cross Country Championships.
 
THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE
Entering this week, LSC volleyball teams are 123-101 overall this season.  The squads are currently 15-9 combined versus Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, and 23-9 against the Heartland Conference, which are the other leagues in the NCAA South Central Region. Angelo State's Mallory Blausser was named the LSC Offensive Player of the Week while Texas Midwestern State's Addison Semer picked up the Defensive honors, TSU's Jordyn Keamo was tabbed the league's Setter of the Week on Tuesday afternoon by the LSC offices located in Richardson, Texas.
 
HOME DOMINANCE
West Texas A&M is fortunate to have one of the best home environments in all of NCAA Volleyball, in any division. The WTAMU Fieldhouse is more affectionately known as "The Box," is home to 19 Lone Star Conference Championships, 13 Regional Titles and three NCAA Division II National Championships. The WTAMU Fieldhouse "The Box" boats one of the best home winning records in the NCAA on any level of competition. The Lady Buffs are 449-71 at The Box since the 1980 season for an incredible winning percentage of 86.7%.
 
WT HEAD COACH JASON SKOCH
WT head coach Jason Skoch, a four-time Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year, is now in his eighth season at the helm of the Lady Buffs, carrying an overall career record of 364-76 (.834, 12th year including a 228-56 (.813) mark in Canyon. Skoch has led the Lady Buffs to seven appearances in the NCAA Postseason with three South Central Regional Titles and a National Runner-Up finish in 2009.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The West Texas A&M Athletic Media Relations Department will provide live stats and video for both matches this weekend. Fans can follow the Lady Buffs by visiting the volleyball schedule page at GoBuffsGo.com.
 
MOVING ON UP
Senior libero Lauren Britten is making her way up the program's all-time digs list as the Amarillo High School alumni currently sits in fourth place in the WT record books with 1,912 career digs. She is one of only four Lady Buffs in history with atleast 1,900 career digs and the Amarillo native currently sits 238 digs behind Brittani Bell (2,150 / 2002-05) for third place all-time.